The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-11
LOCAL NOTES.

speak twice in Richmond during the
canvass.
There will be an important meeting Of
the City Democratic Committee tonight
al 8 o'clock.
Another of the cars Of the Union Pas
senger Railway Company arrived yester.
day and passed over the line and attract
ed much attention.
The Virginia Board Of Pharmacy meets
tomorrow morning at 1920 o'clock at the
Mechanics Institute.
Murray & Jackson. the popular bar
bers, have moved their barber shop 10
SOC east Main street, their old stand.
Benjamin Wright (colored) was receiv-
ed at the Penitentiary yesterday from
Richmond county. He is sentenced to
one year for grand larceny.
Mr.. VI. J IIpyman Of the vel. known
importing house Of Venable & Heyman,
New York, is in the city the guest Of Mr..
Christopher Evenson.
II is urged that the members Of Clay
Ward Actives, Irving Hall Monroe, ,Madi-
son and Old Dominion clubs be prompt
in attendance and in full force at their
meetings this week.
Fulton Club invites all the Democrats
Of Richmond TO be with them tonight,
where she will unfurl 10 the breeze a ban
ner with the names af the four candidates
inscribed upon it,
Tammany and Church Hill Tammany
will meet tonight and nominate three
men each % stand with Alliances six
men, making twelve in all, from which
the Republican Reform ticket is to be
chosen.
The various committees in charge OF
the corners stone laying will all meet this
week. Mr. Kennedy Palmer is working
on General Lees farewell address which
is to he placed on monster banner
Captain Charley Bigger is at Demo
cratic headquarters. corner OF Main and
Thirteenth streets. where the national
banner is flying, to get transfers and
give all information necessary to whom
soever may call.
On Wednesday October 2Gth, at ] am
at the Fair Grounds, four bicycle race,
will be run for various prizes Mr. Alex
X Schaap gives the prizes. The entrance
fee is fifty cents and the machines must
weigh thirty five pounds or more.
Since the death Of Officer John n
HObsOn and the resignation Of Officer
Charles Richards from the sanitary force
Officers Finnegan and Lampkin are men
toned i'm connection with The vacancies
The miniature cannon sent by Mr.. j
Tyler Jobson of r. Z. Lee Camp, &c
Commander DAILY, Of John A. Andrew
Post, Boston, has been suitably acknowl
edged. The cannon was made Of WOOD
from Libby Prison and the MerTimac.
A large party of Pennsylvania tour
lists reached the city over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road yesterday evening They
stop at Ford's Hotel. To day they vii
see the sights Of the city.
The Union Democratic Club Of Mar
shall and Jefferson wards viii meet TO
night at Springfield Hall at so'clock.
The Otey Battery Association have
published a pamphlet 'ln Memorian %
the Dead of that Command ltis publish
ed for the benefit of the Association, anC
contains full reports Of the proceedings
of the last unions OF the battery and the
ceremonies attending the unyeiling o.
the monument erected to their deaC
comrades
This afternoon ten members OF tll'
John A. Andrew Post OF Boston, G.. \
r.. will reach the city to present ten
swords to r. l.. Lee Camp. Confederate
veterans. A meeting of Lee Camp wa
held last evening to make arrangement
for the reception of the veterans anl
tomorrow night the swords will be form.
ally presented and received.
Marshall Ward Democratic Club me
last night at Corcoran Hall and trans
acted their usual routine business. Rev
| !. T. Wallace and Mr. Ro. 5. NJ. Valen
tine were both present and urged the
club to more endeayOrs to make th'
victory on the Slh of November a com
plete one They intended to work will
might and main for the success OF th
| Democratic ticket.
The funeral of the late Mr.. John \
/ HObsOn, whose death was announced IN
| Sundays paper, took place Sunday after
noonlfrom the Leigh-street Baptist Churcl
The large attendance manifested the higl
esteem i'm which the deceased was held
| The services were very impressive, AM
the singing Of Captain Frank Cunning
ham and Miss Sallie Montgomery wa
exceedingly pathetic and appropriate
/ The hymn, Il Want 10 Go There Too,
as sung by Miss Montgomery, was espe
ciallv admired The internent too
place at Hollywood.
Religious NOtes.